By NATION REPORTER
NATIONAL Democratic Congress (NDC) president Saboi Imboela has called on the government to reintroduce subsidies in key sectors of the economy to ease the suffering of citizens.
Ms Imboela argues that the removal of subsidies on fuel, electricity, and the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) was an International Monetary Fund (IMF) condition that was subjecting Zambians to untold misery and suffering.
Speaking at a press conference in Lusaka, Ms Imboela called on the new dawn administration to renegotiate the conditions with the IMF and reintroduce subsidies in agriculture and energy if it has the interests of Zambians at heart.
She emphasised that subsidies could cushion the shocks that come from external forces and help to alleviate the suffering of ordinary Zambians.
Ms Imboela expressed disappointment in the government’s approach to economic recovery, arguing that the new dawn administration viewed the IMF as the only solution to Zambia’s economic recovery, which she believes is putting the lives of ordinary Zambians in danger.
She urged the government to consider an economic recovery plan that would not subject Zambians to more suffering.
She pointed out that other countries that Zambia is trying to emulate have subsidies for critical sectors like agriculture.
